Antique is a province of the Philippines located in Western Visayas Region. It's capital is San Jose and is located in the western portion of Panay Island, bordering Aklan, Capiz and Iloilo to the east. Antique faces the Sulu Sea to the west.
Antique was one of the three old " sakups" (old districts) of Panay before the Spanish Colonizers arrived in the islands. The Antique was then known as Hantik, which was named after the large red ants found in the island, called hantik. The Spanish chroniclers, however, recorded it as "Hantique" in the French manner. Later the initial "h" was dropped. And the name officially became "Antique".
Antique is mostly isolated from the rest of the island of Panay by the Cordilleras of the island. The province's border with its three neighbors lie on the divide of this mountain range. The Semirara Islands, located between Panay and Mindoro are part of Antique.
The land is rugged and mostly mountainous, cut by many short streams that come down from the eastern mountains. There are two distinct climatic regions in Antique. The North experiences an even distribution of rainfall throughout the year. The South is drier as the high mountains shield the area from the monsoons.
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Antique was one of the three old " sakups" (old districts) of Panay before the Spanish Colonizers arrived in the islands. The Antique was then known as Hantik, which was named after the large red ants found in the island, called hantik. The Spanish chroniclers, however, recorded it as "Hantique" in the French manner. Later the initial "h" was dropped. And the name officially became "Antique".
Antique is mostly isolated from the rest of the island of Panay by the Cordilleras of the island. The province's border with its three neighbors lie on the divide of this mountain range. The Semirara Islands, located between Panay and Mindoro are part of Antique.
The land is rugged and mostly mountainous, cut by many short streams that come down from the eastern mountains. There are two distinct climatic regions in Antique. The North experiences an even distribution of rainfall throughout the year. The South is drier as the high mountains shield the area from the monsoons.
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